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Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel

4.0 star property
Family-friendly hotel with 2 restaurants and a full-service spa

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Front of property
Indoor pool, outdoor pool, sun loungers
Front of property - evening/night
Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
2 restaurants, breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Spa
    Spa

Explore the area

Map
South Baddesley Road, Lymington, England, SO41 5ZB
  • Lymington Pier Ferry Port
    4 min walk
  • New Forest National Park
    13 min walk
  • Lymington Sea Water Baths
    3 min drive
  • Southampton (SOU)
    44 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Superior Room, 2 Single Beds

Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Suite, 1 Double Bed

  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Superior Room, 1 Double Bed

Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Exterior

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Pool
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The price is CA $204
per night
CA $244 total
includes taxes & fees
8 Dec - 9 Dec
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About the area

Lymington

Lymington retreat .Within a 15-minute walk of the hotel, you'll find New Forest National Park and Lymington Pier Ferry Port. Also, Lymington Sea Water Baths is within 2 miles (3 km) and Yarmouth Castle is within 6 miles (10 km).

What's nearby

  • Lymington Pier Ferry Port - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Beaulieu National Motor Museum - 14 min drive - 12.0 km
  • Milford on Sea Beach - 19 min drive - 9.6 km
  • Yarmouth Isle-of-Wight Ferry Terminal - 41 min drive - 7.6 km
  • Hurst Castle - 83 min drive - 10.8 km

Getting around

  • Lymington Pier Station - 4 min walk
  • Southampton (SOU) - 44 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lymington Yacht Haven - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Six Bells - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Borough Arms - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Lounges of Lymington - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Ship Inn - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel

Family-friendly 4-star hotel near New Forest National Park
Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel offers its guests a full-service spa, an outdoor tennis court, and an indoor pool. There are 2 restaurants on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces.

An outdoor pool, a health club, and a sauna are also featured at the family-friendly Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel. Free self parking is available.

This 4-star Lymington hotel is smoke free.

  • 42 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • 9 buildings
  • 2 dining venues
  • Meeting rooms
  • Built in 1820
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Conference space
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Wedding services available
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Computer for guest use
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Television in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Bar by the pool
Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel offers 42 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. 32-inch plasma televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 4 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, Swedish massages, Thai massages, and facials. The spa is equipped with a sauna.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini golf
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee weekdays 7:00 AM–10:00 AM: GBP 26.00 per person
  • 2 restaurants
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Things to do

  • Fitness classes
  • Basketball
  • Fitness center
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Mini golf
  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground
  • Racquetball/squash
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch plasma TV
  • Digital channels

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bathtub
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 15.0 per night.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 26.00 per person
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 15.0 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. 
    For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for massage services and spa treatments. For reservations, contact the hotel before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

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Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 181 out of 576 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 198 out of 576 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 114 out of 576 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 58 out of 576 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 25 out of 576 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

kirk

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely settings and period hotel, great facilities, food is good albeit a little pricey, rooms could do with updating. But generally quiet and very good amenities.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This hotel is very pretty and the grounds are very pretty. However it needs a serious refurbishment. Everything in the rooms are a bit tired. Almost no outlets to charge your things. Took forever to get things. We were there when it was especially hot and it took three phone calls and four hours to get a fan. Our Nespresso had no pods. I called room service and they told me to call the front desk. I called three times and no one ever answered the phone.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible experience - I would avoid !!!
Terrible, dated, hot room in a loud courtyard. The hotel rooms seem to be secondary to a time-share type holiday camp. We asked for a quiet room which turned out to next to the noisy cleaners’ shed and also adjacent to the wedding party getting ready from 6:45am. The room was so hot we couldn’t sleep, it was impossible to have the windows open as these are velux; if you opened them the lights from the bright hotel courtyard kept you awake. No air-con just a couple of noisy fans. I do not believe they delivered a service that matched the (over) priced room. Breakfast seemed very poor, the sausages were cold and others items missing, with guests repeatedly requesting food. Felt like a school canteen. We had booked two nights but due to such a poor experience we left after first night. We requested a refund for the second night but told no. I cannot recommend this hotel and from our experience I would avoid it and stay anywhere else.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay. Great facilities and staff that went out of their way to cater for a food intolerance (unfortunately this is not what we usually experience!). We wish we could have stayed longer!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel in good location, bedroom could do with updating but still good for the price
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We travel by expensive push (road) bicycles and really prefer if hotels let us take them to our room, which they allowed. Did not try the restaurant but room was great.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Over charge
The hotel charged me for a second room that I did not book. Their records indicated I booked two rooms with hotels.com but i have an email that shows I booked one room. The hotel manager said i had to take it up with hotels.com and that he was charging me for the extra room. My wife and I liked the place except for the fact that we were charged an extra room. Can I get reimbursed from hotel.com?
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Night away
Picked this hotel as it looks like it has a load of character, so was a bit disappointed with the room, which was in a square annex separate to the hotel with zero charm! Room itself was large and clean. Enjoyed both the restaurant and bar and had a lovely meal.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Penny

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel . Wonderful pool . Clean and comfortable room but mattress on bed completely gone - needs replacing as unable to sleep due to large dip in middle
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ricardo

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carl, Saint Augustine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is very quiet yet it is only a few miles away from Gatwick.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable spa holiday
We enjoyed our stay at Elmer’s court. There is an outdoor pool which made us feel like we’re not holidaying in the UK. The room was clean and well-kept. We had balcony which was good for relaxing after our walks in the New Forest. You can also see the Solent from the hotel grounds! The spa facilities were also good. There is sauna and indoor pool, and treatment rooms! I had the signature treatment and I absolutely loved it! There was wide variety of options for the full and continental breakfast (try the pan au chocolat, they’re absolutely divine!). The staff were all friendly and they were also very understanding when we requested for a late check out as my treatment finished after the regular checkouts. The food at the Waterford Restaurant was also something you should try whilst staying at the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Joe

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent stay but room for improvement.
Lovely venue and location, very good facilities. The room is pretty dated and the balcony and stairs could do with being repainted. Bed is really comfy and the room is a very good size. The breakfast was very average considering a £20 cost per person. Too greases and the food wasn’t very high quality.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quite good.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Nicky

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely staff and a great swimming pool
We had a lovely stay, all the staff were very friendly and helpful. The swimming pool was beautiful and the changing rooms clean and well equipped.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024